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We carry out scenario analysis and research to examine and understand how potential changes to supply and demand will impact the future of fossil fuel-exposed companies and projects. This analysis helps the investment community better understand the financial implications of tackling climate change
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RWE AG: The case for an accelerated coal exit
Corporate Research (Power & Utilities)
01 July 2024
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Methane Emissions from Oil and Gas Majors: Reconciling...
Oil & Gas
23 May 2024
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Decarbonising Gas Networks (Part 1): Snam
Corporate Research (Power & Utilities)
08 February 2024
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Rocky Mountain Highs and Lows
Asset Retirement Obligation
27 June 2024
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Asset Retirement Obligation
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27 June 2024
Rocky Mountain Highs and Lows
Decommissioning Colorado’s Two Oil Industries In 2018, Colorado became one of the first US states to recognize the insufficient...![Colorado bonding rules do not hold companies accountable for abandoned oil and gas wells.](https://carbontracker.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Colorado_State_Capitol_Denver_Colorado-480x270.jpg)
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Asset Retirement Obligation
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16 February 2024
False Start: How Colorado’s bonding rules failed to increase coverage
In March of 2022, the ECMC announced Colorado’s new financial assurance rules with much fanfare, referring to the Rules as the...![](https://carbontracker.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/AdobeStock_215477816-480x270.jpeg)
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14 December 2023
Overlooked: Why oil and gas decommissioning liabilities pose overlooked financial stability risk
The key message of this paper is that oil and gas decommissioning obligations amplify the potential harm from—and could be the spark that...![](https://carbontracker.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Screenshot-2023-07-26-at-14.11.10-480x270.png)
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27 July 2023
Loading the DICE Against Pensions
Pension funds are risking the retirement savings of millions of people by relying on economic research that ignores critical scientific...![wells](https://carbontracker.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/worksite-ltd-MVA-zlTQdSE-unsplash-480x270.jpg)
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Oil & Gas
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01 October 2020
Billion Dollar Orphans: Why millions of oil and gas wells could become wards of the state
There are 2.6 million unplugged onshore wells in the U.S., with another estimated 1.2 million that are undocumented. In It’s Closing...![](https://carbontracker.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/pump-jack-848300_1920-480x270.jpg)
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Oil & Gas
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18 June 2020
It’s Closing Time: The Huge Bill to Abandon Oilfields Comes Early
Carbon Tracker pioneered work on the oil and gas industry’s “stranded assets”; as investors increasingly ask whether oil demand is or...Popular Reads
Curb Your Enthusiasm: Bridging the gap between the UK’s CCUS targets and reality
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